Queen - Face it Alone (new song from 1988)

[Keith Jordan]

Queen have revealed a previously unheard, deeply emotional song they recorded with Freddie Mercury in 1988.

Face It Alone, which the late singer recorded during sessions for 1989 album The Miracle, was given its premiere by BBC Radio 2's Ken Bruce on Thursday.

"We did find a little gem from Freddie, that we'd kind of forgotten about," drummer Roger Taylor said about the track in June.

"It's wonderful, a real discovery. It's a very passionate piece."

The song is one of six unreleased tracks to feature in a forthcoming box set of The Miracle, four of which feature Mercury's vocals.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijj_hheGEi0



Face It Alone Official Lyrics:

When something so near and dear to life,
Explodes inside,
You feel your soul,
Is set on fire.

When something so deep and so far and wide,
Falls down beside,
Your cries can be heard,
So loud and clear.

Your life is your own,
You're in charge of yourself,
Master of your home,
In the end,
In the end,
You have to face it all alone.

When something so dear to your life,
Explodes inside,
You feel your soul,
Is burned alive (burned alive).

When something so deep and so far and wide,
Falls down beside,
Your cries can be heard,
So loud and clear.

Your life is your own,
You're in charge of yourself,
Master of your home,
In the end,
In the end,
You have to face it alone.

When the moon has lost its glow,
When the moon has lost its glow,
When the moon has, when the moon has lost its glow,
When the moon, when the moon has lost its glow,
You have to face it all alone.

[Jimi Dean Barrett]

Well as you'd expect it's a top Freddie outfuckingstanding Mercury vocal.
The music is ok. But doesn't sound like either The Miracle or Innuendo.
I'd have preferred this on "Made In Heaven" but it was either forgotten about or too raw?
Or finally able to stitch together with current technology?
I'll be buying the 2CD version of The Miracle when released.